Smith v. Ellis

Appellee, W. E. Ellis, brought this action in the circuit court of ¡Lauderdale county against appellant, J. J. Smith, upon a promissory note for two hundred seventy-six dollars and forty-eight cents. At the conclusion of the evidence at the request of appellee, the trial court directed a verdict in his favor for the amount of the note sued on, with interest and costs. A judgment was accordingly entered, from which judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

There was no conflict in the material evidence in the case; therefore there was no issue of fact for the jury to try. There was presented…